Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV/COVID-19)

[AndyL]

Kinda jealous of Chinese power now...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ronavirus.html

All of Wuhan - is now quarantined. Wonder how effective that will be?

That's a city bigger than NYC for reference

Anyone know what those vehicles spraying clouds into the streets are? Disinfectant?

Edit

Tweets not relevant video is...
Videos apparently from Shanghai not Wuhan, still odd to see spraying like this in an area

[tirebob]

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Similar story - can't confirm anything, but every one of my coworkers who never gets the shot got crazy sick for 2+ weeks and missed a bunch of work (some are still sick) and I am fine as per usual. I am now over 2 years without getting a cold/flu (knock on wood).

Usually the most obvious difference between a cold and the flu is a fever.

GF is a nurse and Emergency room wait times were over 10 hours on multiple days, largely due to people coming in with flu symptoms, didn't get the shot, and they wait 10 hours to be told to go home and get some rest lol.

Me it is the opposite... Never had the flu shot in my life and the last time I had the real flu (not a bad cold calling it the flu) was in the 90's.. Now in the 80's I got the measles shot and some months later got full blown red measles and was out of school for weeks. Go figure. That is not an anti-vaxxer comment either because I am no anti vaxxer.. Just two of my own experiences.

[Mitsu3000gt]

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Me it is the opposite... Never had the flu shot in my life and the last time I had the real flu (not a bad cold calling it the flu) was in the 90's.. Now in the 80's I got the measles shot and some months later got full blown red measles and was out of school for weeks. Go figure. That is not an anti-vaxxer comment either because I am no anti vaxxer.. Just two of my own experiences.

The only way you can know if you got the flu or not is with viral testing - did you have that done every time you've been sick to find out if it's a cold or flu?

This problem goes both ways, because what happens is people will get the flu shot, get a bad cold and think it's the flu, then declare the flu shot worthless despite being wrong about everything (not saying this is you).

[ExtraSlow]

Anyone who is around seniors, babies, or people with respiratory issues, that's who gets killed by the flu. So getting your flu shot could save them.

[Power_Of_Rotary]

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Thats exactly it - its a mass media 'profit pandemic' - with a few dozen deaths in a country of over a BILLION people.

More fear = more clicks.

In AB - we had 30 people die last winter with the flu - thats in a province of ~4.5 MILLION people - where is the mass media panic about this????

This is just ignorance. Do you know what can happen if a full on outbreak happens in densely populated cities in Asia? Its dumasses like you that underestimate the potential damage. You know the Asian flu in 1957 killed 1 to 4M people worldwide? 4M is still a small number on a global scale, but it is by no means small. Better safe than sorry. I am in HK and I am wearing a mask when I am out now.

[Tik-Tok]

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I am in HK and I am wearing a mask when I am out now.

One of those dinky paper masks that literally don't do anything?

[adam c]

As someone with a newborn, this is always worrisome news

[Power_Of_Rotary]

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One of those dinky paper masks that literally don't do anything?

Yup. Does very little, no argument. But its better than nothing and it helps prevent me from touching my face (which I do a lot). And it prevents excessive amounts of droplets if you cough/sneeze.

Medical teams are wearing full hazardous suits...

[born2workoncars]

A mass cull is the best thing that can happen to the human race. A reduction to 200-million people worldwide would solve pretty much every major problem facing humanity. Nobody wants to admit that, but it's true.

[AndyL]

This is my go-to

I may actually print one just for giggles if the paranoia evolves around here ��

[Power_Of_Rotary]

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A mass cull is the best thing that can happen to the human race. A reduction to 200-million people worldwide would solve pretty much every major problem facing humanity. Nobody wants to admit that, but it's true.

Lol. Better yet, all men (except you) and women over 30 are dead?

[beyond_ban]

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Lol. Better yet, all men (except you) and women over 30 are dead?

I would go insane only having chicks to chat up and not having any bros to crush pints with. Like a wise man once said, it ain't no fun unless the homies get some.

[ExtraSlow]

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A mass cull is the best thing that can happen to the human race. A reduction to 200-million people worldwide would solve pretty much every major problem facing humanity. Nobody wants to admit that, but it's true.

It would solve our climate change issue for sure.

[AndyL]

https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/mobile/q...irus-1.4779111

MONTREAL -- Six people in Quebec who had recently travelled to China have displayed symptoms of a respiratory virus, a spokesperson for the provincial health ministry said on Wednesday.

[JfuckinC]

Close the borders!!!

[holden]

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close the borders!!!

Wexit!

[babyshork]

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Kinda jealous of Chinese power now...

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ronavirus.html

All of Wuhan - is now quarantined. Wonder how effective that will be?

That's a city bigger than NYC for reference

Anyone know what those vehicles spraying clouds into the streets are? Disinfectant?

Edit

Tweets not relevant video is...
Videos apparently from Shanghai not Wuhan, still odd to see spraying like this in an area

Air force is preparing to release I presume a similar anti bacterial powder over city Wuhan this evening .

[ExtraSlow]

I for sure trust the Chinese military to put powder into my lungs.

[rage2]

Chinese Grand Prix in doubt now. China bans motorsports activities up to April.

[JRSC00LUDE]

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All of Wuhan - is now quarantined. Wonder how effective that will be?

Wuhan Ain't Nuttin ta Fuck Wit.